"At the hospital there are no human rights": reproductive and sexual rights violations of women living with HIV in Namibia.

Permanent URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2047/d20002882
Title:
"At the hospital there are no human rights" : reproductive and sexual rights violations of women living with HIV in Namibia
Creator:
Ahmed, Aziza (Author)
Roseman, Mindy J. (Author)
Gatsi-Mallet, Jennifer (Author)
Publisher:
Harvard Law School Human Rights Program, January 01, 2012
Type of resource:
Text
Genre:
Reports
Format:
electronic
Digital origin:
born digital
Abstract/Description:
This report documents the ongoing stigma and discrimination of women living with HIV in Namibia, building on prior findings and investigations on the subject, such as the 2008 research conducted by the International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS (ICW) and the Namibian Women's Health Network (NWHN). The report, based upon both desk research and a field mission, examines the human rights situation related to sexual and reproductive health of women living with HIV, including the gravity and ongoing nature of forced and coerced sterilizations in Namibia. The report also provides evidence of violations of informed consent in the context of HIV testing, breaches of patient confidentiality, and denial of information to HIV positive patients. It further considers how persistent stereotypes and gender-based violence contribute to stigma and discrimination in this context. Finally, the report explores how all these issues are interrelated and mutually reinforce the prevention of equal treatment of women living with HIV in Namibia.
Comments:
This report is a joint product of the Namibian Women's Health Network (NWHN), Northeastern University Law School, and the International Human Rights Clinic at Harvard Law School (IHRC).
Subjects and keywords:
human rights
HIV-infected women
Namibia
Health Law
Human Rights Law
Sexuality and the Law
Permanent Link:
http://hdl.handle.net/2047/d20002882

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